2002/554/EC: Commission Decision of 30 March 2000 approving the Community Support Framework for Community structural assistance in the regions of Portugal eligible under Objective 1 and those qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 (notified under document number C(2000) 762)
Date: 2000-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: Community support framework, Portugal, Structural Funds, development policy, financing plan, regional aid

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(Acts whose publication is not obligatory)

COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 March 2000

approving the Community Support Framework for Community structural assistance in the
regions of Portugal eligible under Objective 1 and those qualifying for transitional support under
Objective 1

(notified under document number C(2000) 762)

(Only the Portuguese text is authentic)

(2002/554/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 of
21 June 1999 laying down general provisions on the
Structural Funds (1), and in particular Article 15(4) thereof,

(4)

After consulting the Committee on the Development and
Conversion of Regions, the Committee pursuant to Article 147
of the Treaty, the Committee on Agricultural Structures and
Rural Development and the Committee on Structures for
Fisheries and Aquaculture,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Articles 13 et
seq. of Title II of Regulation (EC)
No 1260/1999 lay down the procedure for preparing
and implementing Community Support Frameworks.

Article 15(1) and (2) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999
provides
that, after consultation with the partners
referred to in Article 8 of the Regulation, the Member
a development plan to the
State
Commission containing the information referred to in
Article 16 of the Regulation.

to submit

is

Under Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999,
on the basis of the regional development plan submitted
by the Member State and within the partnership

(1) OJ L 161, 26.6.1999, p. 1.

established in accordance with Article 8 of
that
Regulation, the Commission is to take a decision on a
for Community
Community
structural assistance in agreement with the Member
State concerned.

Framework

Support

to

submitted

Portuguese Government

The
the
Commission on 13 October 1999 a valid regional
development plan for the regions of Portugal
(Norte,
Centro, Alentejo, Algarve, Azores and Madeira) fulfilling
the conditions for Objective 1 pursuant to Article 3(1)
and for the region of Lisboa e Vale do Tejo qualifying
for transitional support under Objective 1 pursuant to
Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999. The plan
contains the information listed in Article 16 of that
the
Regulation, and in particular a description of
priorities selected and an indication of
the financial
contribution from the European Regional Development
Fund (ERDF),
the
European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund
(EAGGF), Guidance Section, the Financial Instrument for
Fisheries Guidance (FIFG),
the European Investment
Bank (EIB) and the other financial instruments proposed
for implementing the plan.

the European Social Fund (ESF),

(5)

(6)

(7)

The Community Support Framework has been drawn
up in agreement with the Member State concerned and
within the partnership framework.

The Commission has satisfied itself that the Community
Support Framework is in accordance with the principle
of additionality.

Under Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999, the
Commission and the Member State are required to
in a manner consistent with the principle of
ensure,

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(8)

(9)

partnership, coordination between assistance from the
Funds and from the EIB and other existing financial
instruments.

The EIB has been involved in drawing up the
Community Support Framework in accordance with the
provisions of Article 15(4) of Regulation (EC) No
1260/1999 and has
to
contribute to its implementation with the estimated loan
amounts indicated in this Decision and in conformity
with its statutory provisions.

itself prepared

declared

in

are

financial

expressed

euro. The

The
contribution from the Community
available over the entire period and its year-by-year
breakdown
annual
breakdown should be consistent with the relevant
financial perspective. Under Article 7(7) of Regulation
(EC) No 1260/1999, the Community contribution has
already been indexed at a rate of 2 % per year. Under
Article 7(7) and Article 44(2) of the Regulation, the
Community contribution may be reviewed at mid-term,
and not later than 31 March 2004, to take account of
the effective level of inflation and the allocation of the
performance reserve.

(10)

Provision should be made for adapting the financial
allocations of the priorities of the Single Programming
Document within certain limits to actual requirements
reflected by the pattern of
implementation on the
ground, in agreement with the Member State concerned,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The Community Support Framework for Community structural
assistance in the regions of Portugal (Norte, Centro, Alentejo,
Algarve, Azores and Madeira)
fulfilling the conditions for
Objective 1 and for the region of Lisboa e Vale do Tejo
qualifying for transitional support under Objective 1 pursuant
to Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 for the
period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2006 is hereby
approved.

Article 2

In accordance with Article 17 of Regulation (EC)
1.
No 1260/1999, the Community Support Framework includes
the following elements:

(a) a statement of the priorities for the joint action of the
Structural Funds and the Member State,
their specific
quantified targets, the ex ante evaluation of the expected
impact and the consistency of
the priorities with the
economic, social and regional policies and the employment
strategy of Portugal.

The priorities are as follows:

1.

2.

raising skill
social cohesion;

levels and promoting employment and

shifting
profile
the
future-oriented activities;

of

production

towards

3. consolidating the value of

the area and Portugal’s

position in the world economy;

4. promoting the sustainable development of regions and

national cohesion;

(b) an overview of
implemented,
priorities selected;

the operational programmes

including their

specific

aims

to be
and the

(c)

the indicative financing plan specifying, for each priority
and each year, the financial allocation envisaged for the
contribution of each Fund, the EIB where appropriate, and
the other financial instruments, and the amount of eligible
public or equivalent and estimated private funding. The
financing plan indicates separately the funding planned for
the region of Lisboa e Vale do Tejo receiving transitional
support in respect of Objective 1.

The total contribution from the Funds planned for each
year for the Community Support Framework is consistent
with the relevant financial perspective;

(d) the provisions for implementing the Community Support
Framework including the designation of
the managing
authority and the provision made for involvement of the
partners in the Monitoring Committees.

(e)

the ex ante verification of additionality and information
concerning the transparency of financial flows;

(f)

information on the appropriations required for preparing,
monitoring and evaluating the assistance.

2.
The indicative financing plan puts the total cost of the
priorities selected for the joint action by the Community and
the Member State at EUR 42 199 703 000 for the whole
period and the financial allocation from the Structural Funds at
EUR 20 535 000 000.

for

requirement

resulting
12 264 992 000

of
The
EUR
and
from the
EUR 9 399 711 000 from the private sector can be partly met
by Community loans from the European Investment Bank and
other lending instruments. The Portuguese authorities estimate
the total amount of EIB loans at EUR 1 427 559 000.

resources
sector

national
public

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indicative

The
the
Structural Funds of the total Community assistance available is
as follows:

estimated breakdown among

initial

(cid:151) ERDF: EUR 13 295 722 000,

(cid:151) ESF: EUR 4 720 947 000,

(cid:151) EAGGF, Guidance section: EUR 2 283 516 000,

State by up to 25 % of each priority throughout
the
programming period, or by up to EUR 60 million, without
altering the total Community contribution referred to in
paragraph 1.

Article 3

(cid:151) FIFG: EUR 234 815 000.

This Decision is addressed to the Portuguese Republic.

from the Cohesion

In addition to the contribution from the Structural Funds,
assistance
at
EUR 3 299 436 000, so raising the total contribution from
to
the
EUR 23 834 436 000 for the period 2000 to 2006.

Structural

estimated

Cohesion

Funds

Fund

Fund

and

the

is

Done at Brussels, 30 March 2000.

During implementation of the financing plan, the total
3.
a given priority or
financing of
cost or Community
intervention may be adjusted in agreement with the Member

For the Commission

Michel BARNIER

Member of the Commission